REGISTRATION OPENS TODAY FOR THE THIRD-ANNUAL RUN LIKE WILD 5K

Get set to run for reticulated giraffes on April 22

ATLANTA – February 2, 2023 – Ready, set, run! Registration is open now for the third-annual Run Like Wild 5K at Zoo Atlanta, scheduled for Saturday, April 22, 2023. The run will take place in and through the Zoo and Grant Park, making Run Like Wild the city’s only 5K where runners will have opportunities to spot wildlife such as giraffes, elephants, or gorillas along their path.

Run Like Wild is an official Atlanta Journal-Constitution Peachtree Road Race Qualifier. Runners are encouraged to dress in their finest spots, stripes, or feathers to run for the 2023 spotlighted species, the reticulated giraffe.

The race will begin at 8 a.m. and is open to runners, trotters, or walkers ages 3 and up. Runners must register by April 18, 2023; no mail-in registration will be available. Registration is $50 and includes chip timing; a commemorative Run Like Wild T-shirt; a finisher’s medal; post-race food and drink at the After Party; and general admission to the Zoo following the After Party. A Costume Contest will award prizes for Best Kid and Best Adult.

Spectator tickets are also available at $30 for ages 12 and up and $24 for ages 3 to 11. In addition to the 5K in the Zoo and Grant Park, Run Like Wild also offers a Virtual 5K option, open to participants of all ages at $40. Virtual runner registration includes an event T-shirt and finisher’s medal.

Capacity is limited, and Run Like Wild sold out in 2022. Book registrations and get full event details here on zooatlanta.org.